This is a list of prime ministers of the United Kingdom by age. This table can be sorted to display
prime ministers of the United Kingdom
The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the principal minister of the crown of His Majesty's Government, and the head of the British Cabinet. There is no specific date for when the office of prime minister first appeared, as the role was n ...
by name, order of office, date of birth, age at appointment, length of retirement, or lifespan. Age at appointment is determined by the day a prime minister assumed office for the first time. Length of retirement is determined from the day a prime minister leaves office for the final time until their death.
Two measures of longevity are given; this is to allow for the differing number of
leap day
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s occurring within the life of each prime minister. The first figure is the number of days between date of birth and date of death, allowing for leap days; in parentheses the same period given in years and days, with the number of whole years that the prime minister had lived, and the days being the remaining number of days from their last birthday. Where the prime minister in question is still living, their longevity is measured up to .
List of prime ministers
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a indicates the prime minister died in office
Graphical representation
The following chart shows prime ministers by their age (living prime ministers in green), with the years of their premiership in blue.
See also
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Timeline of prime ministers of the United Kingdom
This is a Bar chart, graphical timeline of prime ministers of Great Britain and the United Kingdom from when the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, prime minister of Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain in the modern sense, Robert Walpo ...
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List of presidents of the United States by age
In this list of presidents of the United States by age, the first table charts the age of each president of the United States at the time of United States presidential inauguration, presidential inauguration (first inauguration if elected to mult ...
References
{{List of UK Prime Ministers
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...